diff --git a/pkgs/misc/cups/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/cups/default.nix
index 3e215cba101..db344b32d21 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/cups/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/cups/default.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureFlags = [
     "--localstatedir=/var"
     "--sysconfdir=/etc"
+    "--with-rundir=/run"
     "--enable-raw-printing"
     "--enable-threads"
   ] ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [